Video Asylum

Posted by Hornlover (M) on May 05, 2008 at 08:25:57

In Reply to: RE: Beginner questions on flat panel and DVD player posted by jackrandom on May 05, 2008 at 05:17:27

I second the Panasonic plasma recommendation. We got a 50" Panasonic plasma last summer, and totally love it. Dont take the 'LCDs are brighter than plasmas' quote very seriously. They may be brighter, but plasmas are plenty bright. If you properly calibrate both, you will not have either near max brightness levels anyway. Our calibrated plasma has no trouble in our family room, which faces west, so we get a lot of afternoon sun, and brightness is no problem at all. Comparing LCD to plasma, I still think plasmas look better, although, if forced to use only LCD, I could still be happy. In the larger sizes, plasmas are cheaper too. A 50" 720p set for about $1600 was unheard of only a few years ago. We sit about 15-17 ft. from our set, so we would not benefit from 1080p at all. Even SD DVDs look amazing.